damn

/dæm/

noun

  1. 1

    The use of "damn" as a curse.

    “He said a few damns and left.”
  2. 2

    A small, negligible quantity, being of little value; a whit or jot.

    “The new hires aren't worth a damn.”
  3. 3

    The smallest amount of concern or consideration.

    “I don't give a damn.”

verb

  1. 1

    To condemn to hell.

    “I damn you eternally, fiend!”
  2. 2

    To condemn; to declare guilty; to doom; to adjudge to punishment.

  3. 3

    To put out of favor; to ruin; to label negatively.

    “I’m afraid that if I speak out on this, I’ll be damned as a troublemaker.”
  4. 4

    To condemn as unfit, harmful, invalid, immoral or illegal.

  5. 5

    To curse; put a curse upon.

    “That man stole my wallet. Damn him!”
  6. 6

    To invoke damnation; to curse.

adjective

  1. 1

    Generic intensifier. Fucking; bloody.

    “Shut the damn door!”

adverb

  1. 1

    Very; extremely.

    “That car was going damn fast!”

interjection

  1. 1

    Used to express anger, irritation, disappointment, annoyance, contempt or suprise, etc. See also dammit.

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